Articles Posted in the Politics Category

  • New CEQA Guidelines Expected
    to Shift Transportation Priorities

    by Susan Vaughan on Jan 23, 2009 | 6 Comments

    Image courtesy U.S. Department of Transportation. By Susan Vaughan January 23, 2009 San Francisco environmentalists and sustainable transportation advocates have entered a period of cautious optimism – the state of California is finally getting ready…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Chiu Releases Committee Assignments

    Chiu Releases Committee Assignments

    by Luke Thomas on Jan 21, 2009 | 6 Comments

    Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today released his much anticipated committee assignments. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January 21, 2009 Following much anticipation, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Day 1: Power to the People – Not Just the President

    Day 1: Power to the People – Not Just the President

    by FCJ Editor on Jan 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Veena Dubal Photo by Luke Thomas Commentary by Veena Dubal January 21, 2009 On a bus somewhere between Marrakech and Rabat, we were asked how we felt about Obama. “In Morocco, we are optimistic about…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • San Francisco Democrats Hail to Their Chief

    San Francisco Democrats Hail to Their Chief

    by Luke Thomas on Jan 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Mayoral hopefuls City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi attended a Democratic Party fundraiser/party yesterday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama to the US presidency. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • This is currently a hot topic

    Chiu’s Path to the Board Presidency Revealed

    by Savannah Blackwell on Jan 21, 2009 | 27 Comments

    In the days following the election of a new Board president on January 8, political activists and observers speculated that the seven rounds of voting – ending in the selection of newly-minted District Three Supervisor David Chiu – was the result of a carefully orchestrated plan.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • It’s Torture, We Tortured, There was Torture

    by Terry Canaan on Jan 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

    By Terry Canaan January 16, 2009 Let’s start out with a few quotes. I think on the left wing of the Democratic Party there are some people who believe that we really tortured. —Dick Cheney…

    Posted in News, Opinion, Politics

  • The Unpunished Crime Might as Well be Legal

    The Unpunished Crime Might as Well be Legal

    by Terry Canaan on Jan 14, 2009 | No Comments

    By Terry Canaan January 14, 2009 I usually hate these “two headlines” things, where two sources report the same event and come up with entirely different takes. Usually, this means that, of the two, one…

    Posted in News, Opinion, Politics